ADVICE has been issued to the public on Hedgehog Awareness Week.

Cumbria Wildlife are asking animal lovers to make small changes to their gardens to make them safer for hedgehogs.

A spokesperson said: "It's Hedgehog Awareness Week! Our gardens and green spaces are important habitats for these tiny, spiny mammals. Will you help a hedgehog?"

Suggestions include cutting a small gap in the bottom of fences and walls to create a 'hedgehog highway', making a log pile to provide shelter and a source of food, checking long grass and piles of garden waste carefully before cutting and moving, and creating a hedge-hog friendly route out of ponds.

If you need assistance with a sick or injured hedgehog, get advice by visiting: https://tinyurl.com/xdn7szyc